Good afternoon! We are posting a little bit early today. Shocker. But actually, I have a very good reason to be getting the blog tied up for the day. I have an actual adventure planned for the evening and that is a TOM PETTY CONCERT.

On my summer list of must-dos for the husband and I was a concert at Red Rocks. If you live in Colorado, (or anywhere for that matter) Red Rocks is up there among venues you can’t not go to a show at. Always wanting to be able to leave Colorado at a moment’s notice sans regrets, I demanded last fall that I finally cross this off my bucket list. We actually saw the Killers there in September and it was fantastic. But I still thought another venture there was in order.

The list of acts this summer was semi-dismal in my opinion. Who knew Sublime still toured even with a deceased lead singer. And more importantly, who would go see demi-Sublime? So we narrowed it down to Tom Petty vs. Barenaked Ladies and Petty won out. I love me some Barenaked Ladies but c’mon. It’s MF-ing Tom Petty.

Now, if you’ve been reading this blog for any duration, you know that I like to floss some mad thug swagger. But what you maybe didn’t know is that I also do yuppie hippie poseur with equal zeal. It’s true. On the flipside of all my mean mugging, is just an easy breezy, mellow rock-listening kinda gal.

And so it was with much enthusiasm that I embraced dressing for our concert experience. I’ve been hoarding this sundress for longer than was kosher, even for me. It begged for an evening out. So even though I literally just did the embroidered dress thing a couple of days ago, I decided to indulge.

As long as we’re indulging, I also went for the gaudy jewelry, headband and aviators. The husband said I look too overaccessorized to be a real hippie. But I didn’t say I was going for authentic. Please. It’s Colorado. Birthplace of the faux hippie. Ten bucks says I end up sitting next to some Patagonia-wearing family sharing bong-hits with their Siberian husky out of a Camelbak. So, acccessories it is. Oh my my. Oh hell yes.

I have seen some seriously awesome shows at Red Rocks (Death Cab, Snow Patrol, er Hanson!) and I’m seriously thinking about partaking in every single film on the rocks this summer. Such a great place to be, have fun!

Dress is wonderfully faux hippie! And I like the tank layered underneath.

SO jealous that you’re seeing Petty! I always play American Girl on the jukebox at bars and if there is a live band, demand they sing it after a few drinks. Although it does remind me of The Silence of the Lambs, which is creepy…

Hi There! I wanted to stop by and thank you for entering the “Stuck in My Headlist Giveaway” and although you didn’t win this time, I plan on doing it every 25 songs or so- so I hope that you’ll keep entering! The dress is perfect for a music festival- I love that detailing at the bottom and those bangles add a beautiful pop of color! They look like a tropical sea! You have fantastic taste!